Patents Examined by Sagar Shrestha
  • Patent number: 11270606
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a first back cover which supports the display panel on a rear surface of the display panel; at least one flexible film which is electrically connected to a lower end of a rear surface of the display panel and is disposed on a rear surface of the first back cover; a printed circuit board which is electrically connected to the flexible film and disposed on the rear surface of the first back cover; a cover unit which accommodates the flexible films and the printed circuit board on the rear surface of the first back cover; and a roller around which the display panel and the first back cover are wound or unwound. Accordingly, a pad crack caused by a tension of the plurality of flexible films may be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hoiyong Kwon, JiHun Song
  • Patent number: 11272635
    Abstract: A frame includes a first frame, a back case and a second frame. The first frame includes a first frame plate and a first frame wall, the back case includes a back case plate and a back case wall, the second frame includes a second frame plate and a second frame wall, and the second frame surrounds the first frame and the back case. The second frame plate is located on a side of the first frame plate facing away from the back case plate, and the first frame wall is protruded from a surface of the first frame plate facing towards the back case plate, the back case wall is protruded from a surface of the back case plate facing towards the first frame plate, and the second frame wall is protruded from a surface of the second frame plate facing towards the first frame plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinggang Wei, Lei Cao, Ken Wen, Long Yang
  • Patent number: 11272626
    Abstract: Provided is a display device. The display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels. The display device further includes a roller to which the display panel is wound or unwound. The display device further includes a lifting unit configured to move the display panel in a vertical direction. The lifting unit lifting unit includes a plurality of unit blocks and a plate to which the plurality of unit blocks is fixed. Therefore, the structure of the lifting unit is simplified to improve the durability and the rocking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: SeungHee Lee, Hyosung Lee, MiJin Han
  • Patent number: 11256304
    Abstract: Example computing devices are disclosed that include a first housing member rotatably coupled to a second housing member at a hinge. In addition, the computing devices include a display including first and second ends disposed on first and second sides of the hinge, respectively. Further, the computing devices include a suspension including an elongate member coupled to the hinge and the first end of the display. The second housing member is to rotate about an axis of the hinge relative to the first housing member to actuate the elongate member relative to the hinge, and the elongate member is to actuate relative to the hinge to translate the first end of the display relative to the first housing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Dimitre D. Mehandjiysky, Busarin Chumnong, Syed S. Azam
  • Patent number: 11243575
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a flexible display, a first housing moving to correspond to change in a shape of the flexible display and including a contact region, a second housing sliding in a direction opposite to a direction in which the first housing moves of the first housing and to mount the flexible display, a rotary contact structure making contact with the contact region, and a printed circuit board (PCB) electrically connected with the at least one rotary contact structure. The at least one rotary contact structure includes a rotating part maintaining contact with the contact region while rotating in a process of changing a shape of the flexible display, a central part disposed inside the rotating part, a conductive member interposed between the rotating part and the central part, and a support part supporting the central part and electrically connecting the central part with the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youngmin Kang, Moonchul Shin, Yeonggyu Yoon, Seungjoon Lee, Joongyeon Cho, Junyoung Choi, Byounguk Yoon
  • Patent number: 11240923
    Abstract: The present application provides a flexible display device, including a housing, at least one winding mechanism, a flexible display screen and at least one stretching mechanism. When the flexible display screen is in a first state, the stretching mechanism pulls the winding mechanism to pull the flexible display screen out of the winding mechanism; when the flexible display screen is in a second state, the stretching mechanism pulls the winding mechanism to receive the flexible display screen into the winding mechanism. The flexible display device is smaller in size by winding the flexible display screen in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fang Wang, Zhuo Zhang, Wen Han
  • Patent number: 11234337
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel; a back cover supporting the display panel on a rear surface of the display panel; one or more flexible films electrically connected to one end of the display panel and on a surface of the back cover; a film cover covering the flexible films and the end of the display panel; a printed circuit board electrically connected to the flexible films and on the surface of the back cover; and a roller having a first flat portion, a second flat portion, and a curved portion. The display panel and the back cover are wound around or unwound from the roller. The end of the display panel is in line with the first flat portion while the printed circuit board is in line with the second flat portion when the display panel and the back cover are fully wound around the roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: JiHun Song, Hoiyong Kwon
  • Patent number: 11224134
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a circuit assembly having a circuit board that has a number of openings formed therein and a support on which the circuit board is situated and which includes a number of tabs that are received in the number of openings. The circuit assembly further includes a lock that includes a number of lugs that are also received in the openings after the tabs have been received in the openings and which resist the tabs from being dislodged from the openings to thereby retain the circuit board on the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Pratik Narendra Pawar, Saurabh Suresh Yemawar
  • Patent number: 11219132
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a flexible display device including a first body; a second body configured to be relatively movable with respect to the first body; a flexible display disposed on a front surface of the first body and a rear surface of the second body, respectively, and configured to vary in size of areas that are exposed to the front surface of the first body and to the rear surface of the second body as the first body and the second body are relatively moved; and a rotating bending bar disposed in at least one of the first body and the second body, and rotated while the first body and the second body are moved to couple the first body and the second body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Insu Song, Jaewook Kim, Sungchul Hong
  • Patent number: 11212927
    Abstract: An extendable display screen structure, wherein a hollow part is provided on at least one side of a main base and two guiding components are symmetrically provided in the main base along two sides of the hollow part; at least one driving component is provided in the main base, and the driving component is provided with a power source to drive the driving component to move along the guiding component; at least one side of a flexible screen is wound around an outer periphery of at least one rotating shaft, the rotating shaft is rotatably disposed on a side of the driving component and forms linkage, the driving component, in linkage with the rotating shaft, moves along the guiding component out of the main base, whereby the flexible screen can be gradually released from the outer periphery of the rotating shaft to be extended outwards, and on the contrary, the driving component, in linkage with the rotating shaft, gradually moves into the main base, whereby the rotating shaft retracts the flexible screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Jiangsu Kangrui New Material Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei Zhu, Haolin Chuang, Chengwei Wang
  • Patent number: 11204629
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a case including a rear member and side members, a first structure disposed inside the case, a second structure connected with the first structure so as to slide relative to the first structure, a display that is disposed on the second structure, the display including a first region and a second region, and a conductive structure that is disposed between the first structure and the second structure and that electrically connects the first structure and the second structure, wherein a first state of the electronic device is a state in which the first region is exposed on a front surface of the electronic device and the second region is located inside the case to face the rear member, and wherein a second state of the electronic device is a state in which at least part of the second region, together with the first region, is exposed on the front surface of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Inventors: Myunghoon Kwak, Jooyoung Kang, Jungchul An, Heuisoo Jeon, Kwangtai Kim, Donghyun Yeom
  • Patent number: 11202365
    Abstract: An electronic device in provided, including an antenna using a horn structure capable of using at least a portion of a metal member as a signal waveguide structure of the antenna. The device includes a housing, a display, a printed circuit board, and at least one wireless communication circuit, where a waveguide hole is provided to connect at least a portion of a through hole and an electronic component and is used as an operating channel of the electronic component together with the waveguide hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dongyeon Kim, Seongjin Park, Sehyun Park, Myunghun Jeong, Jehun Jong, Jaehoon Jo, Yoonjung Kim, Gyubok Park
  • Patent number: 11163333
    Abstract: A head-mounted display includes a wearing portion, a display body, a first strap, a second strap, an adjustment assembly, and a switching assembly. The display body is connected to the wearing portion. The first strap and the second strap are respectively connected to two opposite sides of the wearing portion. The first strap, the second strap, and the wearing portion define a wearing space, and the first portion of the first strap and the second portion of the second strap are overlapped with each other. The adjustment assembly is adapted to be coupled to the first strap and the second strap and is configured to adjust the degree of overlap of the first portion and the second portion to thereby change the wearing space. The switching assembly is disposed at the adjustment assembly to switch the adjustment assembly to a coupled state or a decoupled state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Sheng-Cherng Lin, Jui-Hsiang Lin
  • Patent number: 11160177
    Abstract: An electronic control unit for controlling a vehicle part is provided herein. The electronic control unit comprises a housing. The housing has an exterior surface and mounting elements on the exterior surface. The mounting elements are adapted for fastening the housing to a structure of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: WABCO EUROPE BVBA
    Inventors: Pawel Bocan, Dominik Szczerba, Michal Wolanski
  • Patent number: 11160187
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an assembly includes a container caddy including a plurality of compartments corresponding to at least a portion of ports of a computer networking equipment. Each compartment of at least a portion of the plurality of compartments is configured to hold a corresponding computer network transceiver corresponding to a corresponding port of the ports of the computer networking equipment. The assembly includes a coupler portion configured to allow the assembly to be removably hung on an external object. The assembly includes a grounding portion configured to provide electrostatic discharge grounding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Tiffany Jin, Che Kin Leung
  • Patent number: 11150690
    Abstract: An example electronic device includes an outer housing, a shoulder connected to the outer housing, and a mounting assembly moveably coupled to the outer housing to mount a peripheral module. The mounting assembly has a rotatable arm biased to a first angular position. The rotatable arm is to remain in the first angular position when a first peripheral module is mounted, whereby the mounting assembly is moveable to extend the first peripheral module to a first clearance distance. The rotatable arm is rotatable to a second angular position in response to mounting a second peripheral module, whereby the mounting assembly is moveable to engage the rotatable arm against the first shoulder and to extend the second peripheral module to a second clearance distance that is less than the first distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Gregory C. Franke, Chih Chien Chen, Ming-Shan Tsai
  • Patent number: 11147194
    Abstract: A housing device for isolating electromagnetic interference emitting devices includes a structural frame. The structural frame of the housing device is for housing the electromagnetic interference emitting devices. The housing device further includes an electromagnetic interference isolating enclosure. The electromagnetic interference isolating enclosure of the housing device is non-structural. The electromagnetic interference isolating enclosure of the housing device is for encapsulating the structural frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Steven Embleton, Ben John Sy, Eric Michael Tunks, James Don Curlee, Joshua S. Keup
  • Patent number: 11140789
    Abstract: An integrated frame assembly can include an inner mounting frame having first, second, third sidewall, and fourth sidewalls, a first corner proximate the first and fourth sidewalls, a second corner proximate the first and second sidewalls, a third corner proximate the second and third sidewalls, and a fourth corner proximate the third and fourth sidewalls. Corner components can be connected to the inner mounting frame and include a first corner component proximate the first corner, a second corner component proximate the second corner, a third corner component proximate the third corner, and a fourth corner component proximate the fourth corner. An outer frame can surround the first, third sidewall, and fourth sidewalls. Housing(s) can be proximate to the first, second, third, or fourth sidewall to enhance structural rigidity of the integrated frame assembly. The housing(s) can include antenna(s) and speaker(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: Benjamin David Gossett
  • Patent number: 11122717
    Abstract: To obtain, in an on-board control device, a shield effect against noise radiated from an electronic component. The present invention includes: an electronic component 103; a metal housing 101 which covers at least a part of the electronic component 103; a metal portion 105 which is provided so that the electronic component 103 is disposed between the metal portion 105 and the metal housing 101; and a shield structure which shields radiation noise from the electronic component 103 by electrostatic capacitive coupling formed between the metal portion 105 and the metal housing 101.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoko Ohkubo, Hideyuki Sakamoto, Yusaku Katsube
  • Patent number: 11122699
    Abstract: An input connection device for an electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a mother circuit board and a cabinet having a first wall. The input connection device comprises an insulation housing, a conductive connection unit, a circuit board, a switch, a first power wire and a second power wire. The insulation housing is disposed on the first wall and comprises a main body comprising a hollow channel. The conductive connection unit is disposed in the hollow channel and is engaged with the insulation housing. The circuit board is connected with the conductive connection unit directly. The switch has an input part and an output part. The first power wire is connected with the circuit board and the input part of the switch. The second power wire is connected with the output part of the switch and the mother circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Sheng-Kuo Lin, Chia-Hao Yeh, Xin-Hung Lin